Questions tagged [sfc]
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How do I repair the corrupted files found by sfc /scannow? "Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files but was unable to fix some of them."
In Windows 7, after running chkdsk C: /F /R and finding out that my hard disk has 24 KB in bad sectors (log is posted below), I decided to run Windows 7's System File Checker utility (sfc /scannow).
SFC showed the ff. message after I ran it: …
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Windows 10 DISM error: 0x800f081f
I have been trying to run sfc /scannow in cmd but have been unsuccessful. Therefore, after some research on the Internet, I turned to the following command:
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth /source:WIM:X:\Sources\Install.wim:1…
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What is the purpose of the DISM /RestoreHealth parameter and SFC?
What is the purpose of the DISM /RestoreHealth parameter and the SFC /ScanNow parameter?
How do they correlate to one another?
In what order should they be run?
Why does the order sequence matter when executing either?
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How do I analyze the 'CBS.log' file generated by the 'sfc' command to detect corrupt files in Windows 7?
I have some problems with my Windows 7 system so I've ran sfc /scannow. I'm getting this message:
Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files and was unable to fix some of them...
I also searched the folder of the log file to find the cbs.log.…
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How does sfc repair the dllcache backup directory?
According to System File Checker (sfc) Documentation sfc will follow certain procedures to determine whether a system file is corrupt.
If sfc discovers that a protected file has been overwritten, it
retrieves the correct version of the file from…
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Windows update fails with error 80073712, how to fix?
I have a laptop with Windows 8.1. Since patch Tuesday, it mysteriously freezes for about 4 minutes shortly after every bootup. There's barely enough time to log in before it happens. I tried a System Restore and then tried to reinstall the updates,…
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Is there a way to cancel sfc /scannow in windows 7?
After launching the sfc /scannow resource checker from a command prompt or a batch file, is there any way to cancel the process or does the process have to be left to complete?
In Windows XP, sfc /cancel would allow this. However it does not appear…
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Windows 10 DISM cannot find files, even with ISO mounted
After running sfc /SCANNOW in my Windows 10 Pro installation, and getting
"Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files but was unable to fix
some of them. Details are included in the CBS.Log
windir\Logs\CBS\CBS.log."
I tried to follow the…
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SFC found errors, DISM named the errors, but how can I fix them on Windows 7?
My computer crashed while running an old game not really meant for Windows 7. After every unexpected shutdown, I run sfc /scannow and this time it came back with errors. A long log, 12000 lines of basically nonsense. While looking into it, I…
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Fixing Windows Update being unable to install updates while sfc and dism are unusable
At some point in the lifetime of my PC Desktop system I got two bluescreens in a row while playing video games. Following that I managed to stop the system from crashing by rewireing all hardware but for some reason any Windows updates that affected…
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sfc /scannow: What does "Duplicate ownership for directory" mean and how do I fix it?
I'm running WIndows 10 version 1709 (OS Build 16299.248). When I run sfc /scannow, it results in:
Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files but was unable to fix
some of them. Details are included in the CBS.Log
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How do I locate uncorrupted versions of corrupted files after running sfc /scannow
I had some corrupted system files. I have run sfc /scannow several times, and Dism ... RestoreHealth (followed by sfc /scannow again). This has fixed nearly everything, but I am left with the following two corrupted files:
"2015-07-21 13:14:46, Info…
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How do I fix "Windows Resource Protection could not perform the requested operation" on sfc /scannow
I have a problem on my Windows 8.1 PC where it displays a BSoD that says CRITICAL_PROCESS_DIED. I saw a page and it says that I have to run sfc /scannow. I went to the automatic repair and got to the Command Prompt. I started sfc /scannow and on the…
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Server fails to properly boot/SFC will not run
I have a Windows 2008 R2 server that has a failing RAID controller. Unfortunately, this machine was not being backed up. It would appear it corrupted some of the Windows drivers and the machine will not boot properly.
I booted to Restore mode from…
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Windows 10 1709 Won't Upgrade / DISM Errors
I am trying to install a more current version of Windows 10 but everything I have tried has failed. I don't know if problems with sfc /scannow and DISM are related but the latter is also problematic. I ran chkdsk /f /r before attempting sfc and…
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